Past Events

Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin will discuss the &quot;nuclear option,&quot; put in place by Democrats in the Senate in November 2013. He will address how the nuclear option is affecting the upcoming vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court in the wake of Judge Anthony M. Kennedy's retirement from the bench.
Lunch will be provided, and admission is free and open to the public.
RSVP on the WSU events link.

The record-breaking storms Harvey and Irma, which devastated Texas and Florida, are a warning that the predicted effects of climate change are already occurring. Detroit area groups concerned about the increasingly severe effects of climate change on those Detroit citizens already impacted by environmental injustice, want to know how city leaders are planning for the threats of climate change. Consequently, these seven groups are cosponsoring a candidate discussion with the theme of Moving Detroit Forward – Advancing Environmental Justice in a Changing Climate. This event takes place 6 PM to 8:30 PM on October 5, 2017 (Thursday evening) at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium on the campus of Wayne State University Law School. It will consist of separate panels for the candidates for mayor and the candidates for city council-at-large. Each session will start with opening comments followed by questions from the sponsoring organizations.
The groups sponsoring this forum are: Wayne State University Political Science Student Association; Wayne State University College Democrats; Detroit NAACP and the Michigan State Conference NAACP; Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice/Detroit Climate Action Collaborative (DWEJ/DCAC); People’s Water Board; Sierra Club Michigan Chapter; Citizens’ Climate Lobby – Detroit chapter (lead organizer).
For more information contact: jimrine22@gmail.com or phone 281 414 1386

Panel of medical professionals and organizers will come together for a community conversation about the disastrous health impacts of Detroit's mass water shutoffs.
Sponsors: We The People of Detroit, Detroit Equity Action Lab, and Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion.

Film and discussion about events occurring on May 13, 1985 where Philadelphia city officials decided to drop an explosive device on a row house belonging to the radical group MOVE … and to let the resulting fire burn… resulting in 11 deaths and the destruction of 61 homes in an overwhelmingly African-American neighborhood.
http://www.facebook.com/events/1521895211473997/

Students worked with law students to develop and present a policy platform to inspire interest, education and constructive thinking about Detroit.
RSVP at or 313-577-3620. Free. Presented by the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.